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Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
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. MONDAT.CcroBKU 10. 1692.
OUR ICY PUHCHASE
.It Manages Somehow to KeeD
Things Warm.
ALASKA'S BOUNDAEY IN DISPUTE.
Ion Hnll anfl Vncle Sam Worrying Our
Where the Line Gnu Farts of the C"e
anl Points tit Iun A rrniion lturean
Official Mixes roll tics with a IWI-lon
sad Oets rernianent Lrsv of Abwnct
Kl (fares on Imports anil Kxports I-alor
Law Prosrentions Mrs. Harrison.
Washington. Oct. 10. When a man
Irays pi-ce of property, acconlinK to a
bu.Hiiivs alai.-. the purchaser usually en
tails a lawsuit, but when the United
States bought Alaska from the emperor of
RuKKia in 17 it also accumulated in em
bryo two lively quarrels. At that time the
possihility of controversy was probably not
suspected, but it has since developed in
a!
most marked manner. .Tnst now the two
are engajdnK the attention of the govern-
"Btw" disabilities and the rules or evidence
governing the same. Friday evening there
was sent to Secretary Noble a printed copy
of a supplemental decision in this case.
This supplemental decision, which was un
signed, contained language, particularly in
the heading and brief syllabus, which the
secretary regarded as entirely uncalled for,
and extremely partisan in character.
The I'ncalletl for Language.
The syllabus referred to read as follows:
The arbitrary rule of the Cleveland ad
ministration in adjudicating claims, liased
niKn alleged 'new"' disabilities, overruled
bv the Harrison administration in the in
terest of meritorious applicants. The old
doctrine of estoppel in pension claims set
aside by the present administration." The
secretary at ouce rewrote the decision.elim
nuting therefrom the objectionable lan
guage. Fired" the Oft'emling Man.
Saturday morning the secretary made in
quiries as to the author of the unsigned ue-
ei.ilon, which resulted in the prompt dis
missal of George llaJier, a im-mler of tha
lxni of pension appeals in the office of
Asist:nt Secretary Hussey. lki)er says
the language was not objectionable, and
that it was read ami approved by Bussey.
The latter is not in the city at present.
AS TO EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
TUotc for
ments of the United States and Great
Britain the seal question and the boun
dary lietween Alaska ami British Colum
bia. The mflttcp of the fcrcila hns lkeen
pretty well exploited; that of the boundary 1 dutiable ttTJStJ.aS;
line is not so well known, but is likely to bo ' ST!; to,a'' '2,".U.",''
within the next few months.
Ai;? of Course They Cannot. J
The controversy has lien-n going on with,
more or less force between the two govern- j
merits for several years, and has now 'm
reached a stage where each has appointed a J
commissioner to confer together on the '
subject and see if they cannot agree upon a
line. The British commissioner is the '
chief astronomer of the IJoyal college of
Canada: for the United States Professor
IVIandenhall. superintendent of the coast
and geological survey, has leen named by ,
the president. They will meet in Montreal, '
probably next month, but it is not thought
they will reaclia joint satisfactory conclu
sion. feseription of the lionnriary.
The line in dispute was laid down origi
nally in the treaty between Russia and
Great Britain executed in lSii, and is there
described as follows: '"Commencing from
the southernmost point of the island called
Prince of Wales island, which point lies in
the paralled of 54 degrees, 40 minutes
north latitude, and between the 131st and
the 183d degree of west longitude (meridian
Comparative Fiire Olvins
This VTar'and Last.
Washington, (k t. 10. The report of the
bureau of statistics for August shows that
the value of imports of merchandise into
the" United States for that month was
free of duty. f.TO.411,
In August, 1-2M, tlie
value was dutiable, $3rt.04o.H7!; free of
duty, :C,312,3sI: total, L.Xl,3iS). For the
eight months ended Aug. SI. this year, the
total value of imports of merchandise was
S5srt.454.fr.!, against $515,041,417 in the same
period the previous year.
August Increase In Kxports.
The exports of domestic merchandise
in August amounted to $3,:)7,3:Ji,of which
$l-J..'V3,sx5 were of manufactures. In Au
gust, 191. the exports were 7 1, 424.IC3. manu
factures I tciiig J14.S14.454. Kxports for the
eight months ended August HI aggregate
f5!tl.7t2,iifi7; in the same jw-riixl last year,
K4.s:i,l(). The imports of gold and sil
ler coin and bullion in August were
730; exports, fH.411,.V2.
Morton to Ilf present the Iresilent.
Washington-, Oct. 10. President Harri
son has formally rispiested Vice' President
Morton to act in his stead at the Colum
bian celebration in Xew York city this
r.-eek. Mr. Morton has notified the presi
dent of his willingness to do so. The pres
ident will go to New York himself, if pos
sible, but will take no part in the social
features of the celebration. He will if he
of Greenwich), the said line shall ascend to t goes, restrict his appearance in public to a
. . L. i V. 1 A.11A1 Tl.
IIl'I LI1 njirxt luc -uauu:& ( i. x uik-
land channel, as far as the point of the
continet wher it strikes the 50th degree J
of north latitude; from this last mentioned :
point, the line of demarcation shall follow !
the summit of the mountains situated
paralled to the coast," etc j
A Point That Is Fnderstood. I
"With reference to the line of demarca- ;
tion laid down in the preceding article, it is
understood that whenever the
ftnmmit of the monntains which extend in j
a direction parallel to the coast from the ,
fifty-sixth degree of north latitude to the
point of intersection of the 141st degree of ,
west longitude, shall prove to be at the dis- j
tance of more than ten marine leagues from
the ocean, the limit between the British I
possessions and the line of coast which is to
lielong to Russia as above mentioned (that
is to say, the limit to the possessions ceded
by this convention), shall be formed by a
line parallel to the winding of the coast,
and which shall never exceed the distance
of ten marine leagues therefrom."
- The Ieflnltlon of "Coast" In Dispute.
At that time the interior of the country
was hut little known; hence the insertion
of the alternative line "ten marine leagues
from the coast." Better acquaintance with
the territory hasT" develop J the fact that
the supposed range of mountains parallel
to the coast does not exist, so the other
line must be established. There will not
be much difficulty in locating the line after
the meaning of the word "coast" has been
agreed upon. Herein lies the only prob- i
able important point of difference. The
British officials, it is understood, will as
sert that what is meant is the outside line
the procession as it passes in pa
re vie-.r of
raae.
Prosecutions ITniler the Labor Law.
Washington, Oct. IX W. J. Ister,aa
inspector who has charge of prosecutions
for violations of the alien contract lalor
law, reports to the secretary of the treas
ury that from July U, 1"?1, to Sept 30, lMni,
judgments in favor of the United States
were obtained from the courts in 151 cases;
judgments against the United States were
rendered in ten cases, and six cast's were
either discontinued or compromised, leav
ing eighty-six cases jx-iidiug.
Oave the President a Sonvenir.
Washington, Oct. 10. President Harri
son was Saturday presented by John Joy
Edson, chairman, and B. H. Warner, treas
urer, of the citizens' executive committee,
with a handsome souvenir medal of the
late G. A. R. encampment in this city. The
medal, which was struck especially for the
president, is made from the metal of con
demned cannon.
Will Walt Till After Election.
Washington, Oct. 10. The presidential
election occurs one month from Saturday
and the statement is made at the executive
mansion that the president will not in the
interim make any appointment "not aliso
lutely essential to the smooth running of
the government. Quite a number of im
portant vacancies are to be filled.
Xo Change in Mrs. Harrison's Condition.
Washington, Oct. 10. Xo change was
rermrtd in Mrs. Harrison's condition ljist.
of the fringe of islands skirting the coast; night. She passed a fairly comfortable day
and to support the conteutioh will allege
that Portland channel was named in the '
treaty by mistake;'tliat what was meant
was another arm of the sea some miles to '
the westward.,
' Claims of the Contestants.
Portland channel, or canal, as it is known,
by the way, isn't a canal nt all, but an arm
of the sea, narrow and well defined, some
what resembling a canal. Another point
made by the British officials is that Port
land canal does not extend to the 53th de
gree of north latitude, and therefore it
could not have been meant. On the other
hand, the United States commissioner will
contend that the "coast" line means -the
mainland, not that of the outlying islands.
As to Portland canal he will assert that at
the time of the treaty the canal was be
lieved to extend as high as 50 negrees by
both parties, and was used advisedly.
If Twere Well Done 'Twere Done Quickly.
Professor Mendenhali, speaking of this
matter, says: "The boundary question
ought to be settled soon. It can be done
now without much controversy, for the ter
ritory involved is not known to be valuable.
There are reports of good mineral finds, but
they are not wholly verified. If they should
turn out to be true, of course the settlement
will be that much more difficult to make.
"We could have agreed with England about
the seals in two minutes a quarter of a
century ago; now several years are required
to reach a . settlement." The "coast line"
difficulty is important, for if the string of
islands is the line there is no territory left
for the United States on the mainland
worth contending for.
and evening.
mtnation In tne National Game.
Chicago. Oct. 10. There were no imnor
! tant changes in the positions of the base
ball clubs of the National league last week.
Following is the standing:
Uagu- flayed.
Cleveland 73
Boston ..7!
Brooklyn... 71
IlttBbum Til
New York 75
Philadelphia 71
Cincinnati 71
Chicago 72
Loulnvllle 70
Baltimore..... .61
HI. Umll
WaHhlngton 70
Woo. Lost, t'er ce
61 2t - .709
4fi 25 -44
40 XI U
41 ::3 -"'.2
88 Hi .621
MS ' .507
i M5 .607
35 87 ,4S
SI ;i AM
24 41 JtTU
2ft c.i s:a
Zl 47 XJ
Saturday's scores: At Pittsburg Chi
cago 3, Pittsburg 7; at Boston Xew York
3, Boston 4; (second gnme) Xew York 1,
Boston 3; at Baltimore Philadelphio 5,
Baltimore 8; at Cleveland St. Ixrais 1,
Cleveland 5. (Sunday) At Louisville Cin
cinnati 5, Louisville S; (second game) Cin
cinnati 3, Louisville 3 five innings, dark
ness. , Boy Rilled by a Horse.
Crawfordsville, Ind., Oct". 10. Satur
day evening Lee Benson, aged 14 years,
started to water a team of horses. He rode
one and very foolishly tied the halter of the
other around his wrist. The horse being
led jerked suddenly, throwing the boy off.
The animal then deliberately Ijeafc the boy's
head to a jelly with its fore feet, killing
him almost instantly.
PUT. POLITICS IN A DECISION.
Crime Bans In the Blood.
Vincennes, Ind., Oct. 10. John Grogan,
aged 8 years, was arrested here Sunday for
Pension Office Employ Gets the Grand horse stealing. The stolen horse was found
Bounce. I in his possession. He took the horse and
WASHIKGTOS, Oct. 10.-Some weeks ago JW hitching post near the cathe
nituui , in tumalon ram dral while the owner, Mr. Rogers, was in
a decision was rendered in a iH8ion case chupch The boy was committed to jail,
by Assistant Secretary Bussex relating to HJs tather was a convict.
DISASTER IN A FOG.
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Five Lives Lost at Sea by a Col
' lision.
A LIST OF SEVENTEEN WOUNDED.
One Vessel Cot Nearly In Two Names of
Dead and Injured The Dense Fog Be
wilders the Navigators. Deadens the
Warning Whistles and Brings on the
Crash Neither Vessel Sees or Knows
the Position of the Other Cntll Too
I .ate to Avert the Fatal Crash.
f SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 10. The Canadian
Navigation company's steamer Premier
was run down and cut nearly in two by the
Oregon Improvement company's big steel
collier Willamette in Puget Sound, fifty
miles north of Seattle, during a dense fog
Saturday afternoon. Four of the Premier's
passenger's and crew were killed outright,
one drowned, and seventeen badly wounded.
Xews did not reach here until 1 o'clock yes
terday morning, when the steamer Goliath
arrived with the dead, wounded,sand sur
vivors. -
The Roll of Dead and Injured.
The dead are: Johannes Moe, Tacoma,
aged 4A killed instantly, leaves widow and
three children: John Rankin, waiter on
Premier, aged 25, killed instanthy W. F.
Richardson, contractor on United States
customs house at Port Townsend, aged 4,
Ixxly pinned under timbers of wreck; un
known man, jumped overboard from Pre
mier: Frank C. Wynkoop, Tacoma, aged
13. killed instantly.
The injured: Gus Davis, watchman Pre
mier, Port Townsend, ribs broken, serious
internal injuries: Thomas Koran, Seattle,
left leg broken at knee, arm hurt; C. S.
GillHTt, commercial traveler, St. Paul,
bruised and cut; F. Hugert .Tacoma, slight
ly hurt: -John Lysle, freight clerk Premier,
cut aliout the face; John Ievy. steward
Premier, ladly cut and bruised; E. F. Lee,
Pontiac, Wash., slightly hurt: A. F. I.und
lx'rg. Pysht, Wash., injured internally; A
Leidholt, waiter, left arm broken and leg
bruised; J. Nelson, Port Townsend, ami,
chest and leg hurt; T. H. Philliiis, Helena,
Mont., both legs crushed, ribs broken; Mrs.
Ida Sutte, Sturges, X. P., knee and arm
bruised; E. W. Vest, SU iouis. Mo.. kn
anil arm Iwtdly bruised: D. J. Wynkoop,
Tacoma. cut above1 eye; Mrs. T). J. Wyn
koop, hip injured: Mrs. Wilcox, Quilir.e,
Wash., elijow broken; Mrs. George Willt-r,
Tacoma. injured internally.
The Mariner's Greatest Knemy.
The Premier h-ft Whatcom for Seattle nt
noon and was three hours late. The Willa
mette had loaded for San Fnmisoo and left
at noon. The fog was very ,o;';SO and lxth
ships complied with regulations requiring
whistles to le blown every half minute.
The Premier was ten mi!- this side of
Port Townsend when the whistle of the big
collier-was heard. Their warning signals
were sounded regularly as the lxmts ap
proached hach other. There is at least one
mile sea room at this place.
I'ouikI Where They Were Too Ijte.
Both captains say they thought the other
vessel was taking the opposite side of the
sound, as in the dense, heavy air the
whistles sounded faintly. Suddenly, as the
Premier rounde l Mutiny hay, where the
bluff reverberated the signals, the boats
found they were close upon each other, and
the next minute the captain and pilot of
the Premier saw the huge form of tie
c .i'ier less than a Ijoat's length away, com"
ing head on. The engines of both ships
were stopped and the wheels swung hard
aport, but it was too late to avert a colli
sion. Knocked His Head Clean Off.
The Willamette's liow struck the Premier
on the iort side at the companion way just
opimsite the pilot house, crashing through
into the smoking room where over twenty
men were seated about the whist tables.
The prow of the collier passed through the
room like a knife, and entered the main
cabin Wyond. splintering the whole side of
the ship. Johannes Moe was struck by a
flying tiniler just as the bow of the collier
came through the hull of the Premier, and
his head was knocked flat against the other
wall twenty feet away, where it was after
ward found among the debris. John Ran
kin, a waiter on the Premier, was standing
in the door of the smoking room, and was
pinioned ln-tween the Kiw of the invading
ship and the timber, his IkxIv being horribly
mangled.
Saw His Hoy Meet Death.
Frank Wynkoop, 13 years old, was stand
ing by the chair of his father, who was
playing whist, and he was struck by the
low of the boat and killed bMire'tbe eyes
of his father, who was Itadly bruid trying
to reach out ior him. How William Rich
ardson was ki'led is unknown.
How Sinking Was Averted.
The Willamette' then steamed ahead,
carrying the wrecked steamer with her
across to Bush Point, where lxth were
beached in twenty-four f-et of water. The
tug Goliath, passing with a lumber schoon
er, was signaled and tried for hours to part
the two vessels, but they were firmly
wedged.
TRAGEDY AT TERRE HAUTE.
S'niclde with Probatdy Attempted Mur
der.
Teree Haute, Ind., Oct. 10. James A.
Idoore, of Prairieton, was found dead in
bed nt the Germania hotel in this city. A
woman named Sarah Ann Ixwe, from the
same place, was lying unconscious by his
side. Moore had promised to marry her
next month, or as soon as he got a divorce.
The woi-.ian says Moore gave her a drink
of v. ,itt-r in which he thinks there was
p;:.--u. She remembers that Moore told
her many things to tell his children if he
did't see them again. The evidence indi
cates that Moore's purjxse was to kill the
woman and himself.
WhlKky Jug Tsed in a Fight.
Dr.Li'Hl, Ind., Oct. 10. Samuel S. Mentor,
of Jefferson township, this county, is in
jail in this city charged with murder. He
and Nelson Highlander, a neighbor, went
to Monticello Saturday and drank whisky.
They started home late with a jug between
them on their cart, and becoming involved
in a quarrel Mentor struck Highlauder with
the jug and killed him. He aroused the
neighborhood and surrendered himself. He
claims self-defense.
Western Collcso Foot li.ill Games.
Chicago, Oct. 10. Western college foot
games: At Chicago All University of
Chicago 10, Northwestern University, ;; at
Champaign University of Illinois 0, Pur
due 12; at Ann Arbor University of Mich
igan 14, Michigan Athletic association 0. .
Fell Oft a Wind Pump and Died.
Nohi.ksvu.le, Ind., Oct. 10. Seth K.
Gascho, a fanner northeast of here,climbed
upon a wind pump Saturday night to make
an adjustment. He lost his hold, fell and
was killed.
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.
Edward Kelly, a farmer of Griffins Cor
ners, Delaware county, . v., didn't Deueve
In banks. He kept his money $10,000
in an old box. Mice used his greenbacks
for nests.
Fire originated in the Farmers' Alliance
store at .Clinton, N. C, and swept away a
whole block, including the county jail and
the office of The Caucasian. Loss, about
$75,000.
A train collision took Dlace on the Pitts
burg, Akron and Western at Lima, O., fa-
tatally mangling Brakeman Archer, of
Delphos. Fifteen freight cars and a loco
motive were destroyed.
A tenement at New Tork containing
fifteen families took fire and a panic en-.
sued, resulting in the painful injury of four
persons.
Ths Carnegie Steel company has offered
fl.OOO reward for the person who threw the
dynamite into the boarding house at Home
stead. The house of J. J. Luckey, Sr., near To
ledo, Ont., was burned and he, his wife
and his daughter met death in the flames.
The Yale Foot ball Club and the Cres
cent Athletic club tried conclusions at
New York. Yale won, as to 0.
In resisting the attempt of the city au
thorities to disinfect their houses, denizens
of the lower quarters of Bnda-Pesth threw
hot water on the officers. The police had
to draw their sailers for protection.
Themetnbers of the reception committee
of the Democratic national convention
have presented their chairman, General
John C. Black with a !eautiful "loving
cup" as a token of their esteem.
Crespo, the revolutionary general in Ven
ezuela, has finally occupied Caracas, the
capital of the country, and the success of
the revolution is complete.
Burglars broke into the St. John Colle
giate Roman Catholic church at Omaha
and stole 500 worth of valuables.
A killing frost is reported in central Illinois.
Dr. Forbes, a Methodist clergyman, in
open conference at Minneapolis, charged
Thos. Ieyborne, a well known citizen, with
intimacy with Mrs. Forbes. Leyborne will
have Forlies arrested for criminal lilel.
A femaleburglaristhe reigning sensation
at Washington. She is very successful in
her "profession."
Emperor Wilhelm of Germany fs at
Weimar helping paint the town red over
the fact that the archduke and duchess
have Iteen wedded 50 years.
Peter Brill, a merchant of Newton, la.,
"committed suicide with a pistol. Cause not
known.
Hi Henry, the celebrated cornet player
and organizer of bands and minstrel com
panies, is dying at a hotel at Gowanda,
N. Y.
A permanent quarantine station is to be
made of Camp Ixw on Sandy Hook.
Voters are registering in New York state,
and so far the registration is largely in ex
cess of the registration a year ago.
Now that the cholera is alating at Ham
burg fears are expressed that famine will
be a terrible feature of the coming winter.
Ix)t P. Smith, who has been the mana
ger of Ed. E. Ayer's cedar post, pole and
tie business for twenty years and who was
president of the Ohio Valley Tie and Lum
ber company, died at his home at Chicago,
aged 4ji.
Filed a Dissenting Opinion.
Madison, Wis., Oct. 10. Saturday Jus
tice J. B. Winslow, of the supreme court,
filed his opinion dissenting from his breth
ren in the apportionment matter. In brief
he argues that legislature is given a wide
discretion in making up legislative dis
tricts. '
Violated the Company's Itnles.
Wabash, Ind., Oct. 10. Three pasucr
conductors on the Detroit division of the
Wabash railroad have just been discharged
for violating the comjinny's rule in re
gard to giving receipts for cash fares.
Derided Not to Fuse.
Huron, S. D., Oct. 10. The Democratic
state committee, in session here Saturday,
formally decided not to fuse with the Peo
ple's party. Candidates were given per
mission to withdraw.
The Weather We May Kxneet.
Washington. Oct. 10. The following are
the weather indications for twenty-four hours
from 8 p. m. yesterday: Kor Indi..ia, Illinois
and Michigan Fair, warmer weather; winds
shifting to southerly. For Iowa Warmer
generally f;ur weather; souliierly winds. For
Wisconsin Fair weather; boutnerly windd;
wanner.
Chnrrh Property in Danger.
Fcrantok, Pa , Oct. 10 Surface
ground over the Central m'nc lere 1 as
began to siukj htd it is fe-tred the tew
$100,000 Catholic church s?-d ar join'ng
p r oasge b tuattd crar by, 'vil i-gulfed.
Too long
deluded the onliappy victim of
catarrh in the head. IIo's been
told that it can't be cured. Don't
you believe it- It can be, end it
is no matter hotv bad or of how
long standing. It has been done
for thousands by Dr. Sard's Ca
tarrh Remedy. Other so-called
remedies may palliate for a time ;
this cures for all time. By its mild,
soothing, cleansing and healing
properties, it conquers the worst
cases. Its makers offer, in good
faith, a reward of $30O for a case
of catarrh which they cannot cure.
They are able to pay it. Are you
able to take it? "
The 6ymntom9 of catarrh are,
headache, obstruction of nose, dis
charges falling into throat, Eome
times profuse, watery, and icrid, cl
others, thick, tenacious, mucous,
purulent, bloody, putrid end ofTen
t ive ; eyes weak, ringing ia cars,
deafness ; ' offensive breath ; smell
and tasto impaired, and general
debility. Only a' few of these
symptoms likely to be present at
once. Thousands of cases termi
nate in Consumption and end ia the
grave, without ever having mani
fested all these symptoms. Dr.
Sage's Remedy Cures the worst
case. SO cents, by druggists.
Woodyatt's Music House
No. 1804 Second Avenue.
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This firm have the exclusive sale for this county of t! e
following celebrated
WEBER, STU YVES A NT, DECKER BROS., WHEEL? '"K,
E3TEY, AND CAMP & CO.'S PIANOS,
And the ESTEY, WESTERN COTTAGE and FAB
RAND & VOTEY ORGANS.
'"A fol! line also of email Mneical mrrchandiee. We have In onr employ a flirt -cls Placo T- -.
Bedioom Suites,
Bedroom Suites.
Bedroom Suites,
At never before heard of prices
AT
G. O. HUCKSTAEDT'S,
1809 and 1811 Second Avenue.
Driffi
! it Gleim.
1822 Second Avenue.
Sole Agents for
J. H. Flickenger's
CALIFORNIA FRUITS!
Now is the time to place your order with us
for future delivery. These goods are the finest
in the market. They have no equal. Sold in
any quantity.
When Finished,
We will occupy our new store, cor. of Fifth avenue
and Twenty-third St., and will be known as, the
Fifth Avenue Pharmacy!
EOHST VON KOECKRI7Z, Pharmacist.
The Bee Hive not only
shows the largest and
best bought stock of
cloaks and millinery in the
tri-cities, but can and does
offer bargains in each de
partment calculated to
paralyze competition, open
the eyes of everv wide
awake cash buyer, and
prove to all that the Bee
Hive is "second to none"
in stock, styles or low
prices.
Your self-interest leads
you to the
BEEpIVE,
114 West Second Street. Dart n port.